On 1 July 2015, the National Security Law of the People's Republic of China was passed at the 15th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress, and 15 April each year is designated as the National Security Education Day.
The National Security Education Day aims at raising the public awareness of national security, creating a positive atmosphere of safeguarding national security, enhancing the capacity to prevent and avert national security risks, deepening the public understanding of the Constitution, the Basic Law and national security, and fostering a sense of national identity.